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(a) nasty piece of work — a nasty piece of work british informal phrase someone who is unkind or unpleasant Thesaurus: people who are cruel and unkindsynonym Main entry: nasty * * * a nasty piece of ˈwork … Useful english dictionary

a nasty piece of work — chiefly Brit : an unkind or unpleasant person Her boyfriend is a nasty piece of work. • • • Main Entry: ↑piece of work … Useful english dictionary

(a) nasty piece of work — Noun. An unpleasant and devious person. Derog. E.g. Don t lend that Nick Cotton any money, he s a nasty piece of work, and you ll never get it back … English slang and colloquialisms

be a nasty piece of work — British & Australian, informal to be a very unpleasant person. He s a nasty piece of work, is Carl. I d avoid him if I were you … New idioms dictionary

piece of work — noun a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work he was indebted to the pioneering work of… … Useful english dictionary

piece of work — noun a) A product or manufactured article, especially an item of art or craft. “Dead Man Walking” is a powerful and intelligent piece of work. b) A person who has a strong and unusual … Wiktionary

work — [[t]wɜ͟ː(r)k[/t]] ♦ works, working, worked 1) VERB People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. [V prep/adv] Weiner works for the US Department of Transport... [V prep/adv] I started working in a recording studio... [V… … English dictionary